DC to Seattle Roadtrip: Days 11-12 (Yellowstone)

October 2, 2015

The photo above ↑ is of the Grand Prismatic Spring at sunset. I love the silhouettes of the people against the fog. I’m thinking I’ll make a print out of one of these for my room 🙂

Hi friends! Happy Friday 🙂 It’s only my second day of classes, but I’m already feeling the weight of my workload. I think blogging might slow down for a little bit while I adjust to my new schedule. Tonight, I decided to take a break to write this post and watch Scandal (and possibly How to Get Away From Murder!) #priorities

If you’re new around here or missed days 1-10 of my epic cross-country road trip, be sure to check out my recaps. On Days 10 + 11, my mom and I visited Yellowstone, which surpassed all of my expectations. I hadn’t seen natural beauty like that since I studied abroad in Australia. I felt disappointed in myself for not visiting Yellowstone sooner! Of course, I couldn’t stop snapping photos of everything we looked at. I tried to share a just a few of my favorites below. Enjoy!

Yellowstone Lake

We spent the night in Grant Village, which was inside of the park and situated right on Yellowstone Lake (I highly recommend splurging to stay within the park). While this photo is beautiful, it only slightly captures the beauty of Yellowstone Lake in-person.

The Grand Prismatic Spring

The Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the United States. The vivid red, blue, green, and yellow colors are due to the pigmented bacteria living in the spring. So incredible! It was my favorite site at Yellowstone.

Old Faithful

↑ The crowd waiting for Old Faithful to erupt

↑ Old Faithful in action!

↑ Post eruption runoff

Mammoth Hot Springs

Artist’s Point

Mud Volcano

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About Lauren

Lauren Rice, MPH recently graduated from the Coordinated Dietetics Program at the University of Washington. In January 2017, she opened Nutrition Elevated, her anti-diet, #bodypositive nutrition counseling and consulting small business (www.nutrition-elevated.com).

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My sister and I did a trip to Yellowstone a couple years ago and loved it! Artist’s Point was one of my favorite spots, as was the Grand Prismatic Spring. Did you go into the valley to see all the animals? I loved that part. 🙂 The whole park is stunning and I love how the landscape changes do much depending on where you are within it!Be sure to check out Meghan’s recent post: Travel Recap | Nyon, Switzerland

THOSE PICTURES :-O They’re absolutely amazing! What an experience you had. Thanks for sharing, and now I have to book a flight to see it in person 🙂Be sure to check out Gretchen | Gretchruns’s recent post: Top Five Moments of September

Yellowstone is on my must-see list. Your pictures make me want to move across the country just so i can stop at all of these awesome places 😉Be sure to check out Sam @ Grapefruit & Granola’s recent post: Dentist Trip and Nutrition in the News 10.2.15

Your photos are beautiful! My brother-in-law just finished up a stint of working at Yellowstone and I’ve been envying over all his photos, and now yours make me want to visit it. We almost went there on our way out here, but the park doesn’t allow dogs to lodge (or at least as we could find). It truly is a gorgeous place and I’m glad you got to experience it!Be sure to check out Laura @ This Runner’s Recipes’s recent post: Autumn Harvest Pizza with Butternut Squash, Arugula, and Mushrooms

I’m in love with the Artist’s Point one. What kind of lens did you use for those photos?! (Trying to learn….ish? haha). Happy Friday! XOXOBe sure to check out Jess @hellotofit’s recent post: Easy slow cooker apple butter

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I'm LAUREN, and I started Just a Pinch in 2014 when I was applying to graduate school to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. In 2017, I started my own small business, Nutrition Elevated, LLC, to help share the breadth of knowledge I learned as a nutrition graduate student at the University of Washington in Seattle!